Thursday, October 19, 2006 Politics Club: A Youthful Look At Elections
By ANDREA EGER
World Staff Writer
High schoolers knowledgeable about issues, candidates
What do young people think about the upcoming midterm elections? More than you might think.
Especially Grant McLoughlin and Travis Nicks, co-presidents of Booker T. Washington High School's Politics Club.
Once a week, the two seniors lead 25 to 30 of their classmates in a lively discussion of political topics with a depth of knowledge well beyond their respective 18 and 17 years.
Both demonstrated an acute knowledge of the issues and candidates in the Nov. 7 election during Tuesday's meeting of the Politics Club. Read more...
Posted at 10/19/2006 01:30:00 PM
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